SHORT STORY: A speedy train robbery

Cowboys.

Cowboys quickly riding on their horses, away from the robbery scene on the moving train. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA

By  NADYA SOMOE

What you need to know:

  • The doors had been forced open, flooding the usually dark passageway with blinding golden sunlight.
  • He found himself face to face with the riders of the two extra horses.
  • Brandishing identical guns, they emerged from the second to last compartment where the VIP’s luggage was stored.



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